Coronavirus Cases Surge in California — Now What?

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🗓️ 1 July 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Three months into shelter-in-place restrictions, California had contained the spread of the coronavirus. Now heading into July, infection rates and hospitalizations have ticked up to more than 225,000 cases statewide -- nearly doubling in just one month. Experts say Memorial Day weekend marks a turning point when more people resumed going to work, socializing and patronizing businesses. Health professionals expected some of the recent surge as more tests became available. Still, some of the increase happened because people are engaging in more high-risk activities and not taking sufficient precautions such as wearing masks. We discuss what is driving the current surge of coronavirus cases in California and how to regain control of the pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:25.3	In June, Californians began venturing out of their homes
1:28.3	after a few months of shelter in place. The state's previous success in clamping down on the spread
1:33.7	of the coronavirus has since turned into a resurgence of the disease with cases rising quickly
1:39.4	after Memorial Day. Yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsom said California can reverse course.
1:44.8	We bent the curve in the state of California once. We will bend the curve again. Mark my word.
1:52.3	We will crush this pandemic. We will annihilate it. We'll get past this.
1:56.8	We discussed the recent spike in coronavirus infections and how the state can reflatten the curve.
2:01.8	And that's next after this news.
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